Tag
reform
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Malpractice reform joins health system debate
Erica Werner of The Associated Press reports that Ezekiel Emanuel, a key adviser on health issues to President Obama and…
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OMB director testifies about health care reform
C-SPAN is streaming testimony by Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Senate Finance Committee…
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Today’s White House health summit to be webcast
USA Today reports that the White House Forum on Health Policy, scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET today, will…
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NEJM weighs in on Obama’s budget plan
In a rather measured Perspective piece by correspondent John K. Iglehart, the New England Journal of Medicine expresses admiration for…
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Covering Health Policy and Obama’s proposed budget
President Obama has presented his budget outline to Congress, including a proposal for $634 billion for U.S. health care, including…
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Stimulus initiative stirs up controversy
In the Los Angeles Times, Noam N. Levey reviews the controversy that broke out when President Obama included money in…
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Medical economist has questions for Obama
On NiemanWatchdog.org, medical economist and scholar Rashi Fein has six questions for Obama about health care reform. Each of the…
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Obama highlights technology in reform efforts
President Barack Obama has said that improving health care and access to health care in this country will be a…
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New online tool evaluates Health Policy scenarios
The RAND Corporation has released an online tool designed to help people “understand, design, and evaluate health policies.” The tool,…
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Health costs, reform high on state legislatures’ lists
The National Conference of State Legislatures compiles an annual list of issues it predicts will dominate the year’s legislative sessions.…